Our mission

To enhance and enrich the quality of life of our region with literacy

outreach programming through community partnerships that lead to

more literate communities.

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​Our vision

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We believe reading to be the foundation for all future learning. Our vision

is to inspire a community of lifelong readers.

We Do This By:
 

- Serving  as a leader in the community by creating awareness for the  issue 

 of literacy.


- Advocating  for awareness, funding and support for a more literate

population.


- Increasing family involvement in literacy activities.


- Engaging with volunteers and local organizations to expand our public

presence. 


- Creating and implementing quality programs and annual events to

address key literacy issues.


- Collecting data on the literacy challenges facing groups in the Region

One Education Service area to prioritize our goals. 
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History

South Texas Literacy Coalition was established during the 2007 Hispanic Engineering Science

Technology Conference (HESTEC) week as a means to address rates of illiteracy across Region One - from

Laredo to Brownsville.


Congressman Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX) convened a meeting during the conference with affiliates from The

University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley (formerly The University of Texas - Pan American), South Texas

College, Texas State Technical College, The University of Texas - Brownsville, Avance - Rio Grande Valley,

Texas Migrant Council and representatives of U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Salomon Ortiz

(D-TX) to institute the purpose of this reading initiative.